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Findependence Day - A Financial Novel by Jonathan ChevreauSat, 28 Feb 2015 18:03:54 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1Comment on Longevity changes everything: rethinking early retirement by MikeDrakhttp://www.findependenceday.com/cms/2015/02/26/longevity-changes-everything-rethinking-early-retirement/#comment-99476
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:03:54 +0000http://www.findependenceday.com/cms/?p=3125#comment-99476I just recently experienced involuntary retirement and had to figure out how I was going to live out the last third of my life. After much soul searching I decided the best option for me was to start an encore career that would be meaningful (give me a reason to get out of bed) and put me in a position where I could help others. Helping others makes me feel appreciated and gives my self esteem a big boost. While the money is less than I earned in the corporate world
I’m a lot happier now and intend to work as long as my health permits.

I have been following your articles on this subject as you have been following this trend and change in thinking.

You really have hit the nail on the head about working longer but there is still resistance to this mature jobseeker both from the company who may put pressure on them to exit and the corporate and government world in general who are not really buying ‘the economic benefit’ of this group and Encore Careers.

My father who was in the medical field worked until he was in his late 70’s and when he finally retired, I asked him what he would miss the most and he said the people he worked with and for. Life is all about relationships we make… how connected we feel to our daily lives, the people and experiences along the way. Quality connections equal a life well lived. I believe as you and others do that doing work you like as long as you want do is key to this equation.

I think you are forgetting the fact that the human body DOES WEAR OUT…..

i am near 55 and have been working a physically demanding job for many years(since 1976) and my body is failing me yet we are now being faced with corporates and imbicile governments that seem to think that we the workers should continue to work well into our 70’s!!!! get real you pencil pushing office types !!!! just cause your having problems filling the vacancy’s which are going to be created due to the fact that people DO SOMEDAY RETIRE (or drop dead) doesn’t mean that you should abuse the workforce and keep them trapped in jobs for a much longer time line till they get their chance to maybe enjoy a small portion of their own lives albeit though the word enjoyment is dictated by the QUALITY of the remaining time that a long term worker may have left of their own life.

maybe the government types who only have to put in a short 7 year stint to collect a retirement fund that far surpasses the measely amount that a true long term worker is resolved to at the end of their carreer, mabe they should have to really work for their money!!!(the government workers) politicians and government workers are payed WAY TOO MUCH FOR WHAT they have to do for jobs!! thats why they are in such good physical shape when they retire and can enjoy it …..the rest of us ,our health goes and we are broke so our end years are NOT enjoyable and the QUALITY of life is NOT their for us and consequently it’s at that stage where the corporates deem us unworthy and unuseable for the in their factory workforce anymore!

so stop toting long term working as a GOOD THING….it’s only good for the big companys and dictator governments. I would write more but I have to go to work!

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Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:16:18 +0000http://www.findependenceday.com/cms/?p=3110#comment-99318Anybody who considers Rick Warren to be a good influence and would recommend that horrible book is not someone worth listening to. Look for Daniel Dennett’s TED talk “The reason driven life” for much better insight and advice.
To think you can communicate with any of our made up gods is to suffer from delusional thinking.
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]]>Comment on Are you ready for The Big Shift? by MikeDrakhttp://www.findependenceday.com/cms/2015/02/06/are-you-ready-for-the-big-shift/#comment-98744
Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:59:45 +0000http://www.findependenceday.com/cms/?p=3050#comment-98744I believe that most people would like to continue working but at some point they would like to find work that would be more flexible and interesting. I plan on teaching my kids the importance of achieving financial freedom as early as possible. This in turn will provide them with the freedom to seek out work that they want to do when they want to do it. I will also teach them the importance of creating their own life plan and preparing themselves for an encore career in advance of them achieving financial freedom.
I’m currently enjoying my own encore career but I could have made things easier for myself if I had a better understanding of my numbers (I had achieved FF but didn’t know it) and I would have prepared better before making the jump. Still I can say it was one of the best decisions I have made.
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Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:53:51 +0000http://www.findependenceday.com/cms/?p=3063#comment-98646I believe that many people would like to continue to work past the “normal” retirement age if they had a job that they were passionate about. The corporate world cannot in most cases satisfy this need which means that at some point (after having achieved financial freedom) you need to leave behind the security of the corp and strike out on your own. Fear is a big stumbling block but can be overcome by having a thorough understanding of your financial position, determining what interests you, and taking the necessary steps such as going back to school to help get you there.
I always thought of any income derived from my encore career as “mad money” but
“fun money” has a nicer ring to it!
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Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:53:30 +0000http://www.findependenceday.com/cms/?p=2973#comment-97716Just read your post on How to Retire happy Wild and Free and i just happen to have a copy sitting on the corner of my desk. One of the best retirement books i have had the pleasure reading and has provided some good guidance with respect to my own escape from the corporate treadmill. Love your website!

Mike

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Sat, 10 Jan 2015 16:56:55 +0000http://www.findependenceday.com/cms/?p=2913#comment-95816“2.) Do What You Love”